World’s highest bridge opens in China: From 2 hours to 2 minutes
- The world’s tallest bridge opened to traffic on Sunday in Southwest China’s Guizhou province.
- The Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge is 625 meters above the water, with a main span of 1,420 meters.
- This bridge reduces travel time between Liuzhi special district and Anlong county from two hours to about two minutes.
- Guizhou has over 32,000 bridges built or under construction.
China inaugurated the world’s highest bridge on Sunday. The Huajiang Canyon Bridge, built in the mountainous province of Guizhou, spans a 625-meter gorge and a river that winds below.
The three-year-long construction of the bridge surpasses the record set by the Duge Bridge, also known as the Beipanjiang Bridge, located in the same province. At 565 meters high, it was relegated to second place.
State television footage showed cars driving through the immense structure, its blue pylons fading into the clouds.
According to officials, the bridge will reduce travel time between the two banks from two hours to two minutes. This project is expected not only to facilitate transportation but also to stimulate economic development in the region.
Guizhou Province, in the south of the country, already boasts a series of spectacular bridges. Nearly half of the world’s 100 tallest bridges are located there, according to the Xinhua news agency.
